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MKSSAGE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT. 

Richmond,  Va.,  Februaiy  16,  1864. 
To  the  House  of  Representatives  : 

In  response  to  your  resolution  of  the  5th  instant,  I  herewith  trans- 
mit a  communication  from  the  Secretary  of  War,  conveying  the  in- 
formation asked  for,  relative  to  the  hospitals  in  and  near  the  city  of 
Richmond,  and  to  the  surgeons  and  assistant  surgeons  attached  to 
them. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 


COMMUNICATION^    OF   THE    SECRETARY   OF  WAR. 


Confederate    States  of  America,  ^ 
War  Department,  v 

Richmond,  Va.,  Feb.  15,  1814.      ) 
To  the  President  of  the   Confederate  States  : 

Sir  :  I  have  received  the  following  resolution  of  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives, referred  by  your  Excellency  to  this  Department : 

"  Resolved,  That.the  President  be  requested  to  communicate  to  this 
House  the  distribution  of  the  hospitals  in  and  near  the  city  of  Rich- 
mond, among  the  several  States,  and  the  names  and  places  from  which 
appointed,  of  the  several  surgeons  in  charge  of  each  hospital,  and 
their  assistant  surgeons.'' 

In  response,  I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  a  report  from  the  Surgeon 
General,  with  enclosures,  conveying  the  information  called  for  by  the 
House. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

JAMES  A.  SEDDON, 

Secretary  of  War. 


Confederate  States  of  America,  i 
Executive  Department,  > 

Richmond,  Va.,  Feb.  9,  1864.      ) 
To  the  Honoiable  Secretary  of  War : 

Sir  :  I  have  the  honor,  by  direction  of  the  President,  to  foward  for 
your  attention,  and  the  proper  action,  the  following  copy  of  a  resolu- 
tion of  the  House  of  Representatives,  of  the  5th  instant  ■ 

'*  llesolvcd,  That  the  President  be  requested  to  communicate  to  the 
House  the  distribution  of  the  hospitals,  in  and  near  the  city  of  Rich- 
mond, among  the  several  States,  and  the  names  and  places  from  "which 
appointed,  of  the  several  surgeons  in  charge  of  each  hospital,  and  their 
assistant  surgeons." 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

BURTON  N.  HARRISON, 

Private  Secretary. 


[endorsed.]  , 

Surgeon  General:  For  early  response. 

JAMES  A.  SEDDON, 

Feb.  10,  1864.  Secretary  of  War . 


Surgeon  General's  Office,  ) 
February  11,  1864.       5 

Respectfully  referred  to  Surgeon  Carrington,  medical  director,  for 
report  as  to  the  distribution  of  the  hospitals  among  the  several  States, 
and  the  names  of  the  surgeons  in  the  charge,  and  their  assistants. 

S.  P.  MOORE,  Surgeon  General. 


Medical  Director's  Office,  > 
February  13,  1864.      \ 

Respectfully  returned,  with  the  reports  called  for,  and  an  explana- 
tory communication. 

WM.  A.  CARRINGTON, 

Medical  Director. 


Surgeon  General's  Office, 
February  15,  1864. 

Respectfully  returned  to  the  Secretary  of  War,  with  the  informa- 


O.  n  -I  9- 


tion  called  for  enclosed  within.  A  large  number  of  medical  officers,  p,j^ 
(just  one-half,)  it  will  be  perceived,  are  from  the  State  in  which  their  a  4 3, 
hospitals  are  situated.  It  may  be  proper  to  explain,  that  this  feature 
prevails  in  the  general  hospitals  in  other  States.  For  instance,  iu 
North  Carolina,  there  are  twenty-six  medical  officers  on  duty  in  the 
general  hospitals,  of  whom  eighteen  are  from  North  Carolina,  three 
from  Georgia,  two  from  Virginia,  and  one  each  from  Alabama,  Lou- 
isiana and  South  Carolina.  In  the  general  ho^tpitals  in  South  Car- 
olina, of  the  thirty-three  raelical  officers,  twenty-one  are  from  South 
Carolina,  four  from  Georgia,  three  from  Florida,  three  from  Virginia, 
one  from  Mississippi,  and  one  from  Texas. 

S.  P.  jMOORE,  Sugeo7i  General. 


REPORT  OF  THE  APPORTIONMENT  OF  THE  GENE- 
RAL HOSPITALS  IN  AND  AROUND  RICHMOND. 


Medical  Director's  Office,  > 
Richmond,    Va.,  February   13,    1864.       ) 

Sir:  I  respectfully  forward  the  required  report,  of  the  apportion- 
ment of  the  general  hospitals  in  and  around  Richmond^  (see  enclosure 
No,  1.)  It  will  be  observed  that  it  also  contains  the  number  of  sick 
and  wounded  now  in  hospital  from  each  State,  and  the  capacity  of  the 
hospital  or  division  assigned  to  the  State.  This  apportionment  is  not 
constant,  and  has  required  and  will  require  frequent  changes  :  first, 
from  the  varying  numbers  in  the  hospitals,  requiring  permanent  or 
temporary  closure  of  some  of  the  hospitals.  By  enclosure  No.  2  it 
will  be  seen  that  on  January  31,  1863,  there  were  5,925  in  these 
hospitals;  which,  on  February  28th,  had  diminished  to  1,142;  and 
by  June  3(lth  had  increased  to  lG,5i)2,  to  again  gradually  diminish  to 
the  present  number,  2,900,  of  which  1,191  are  Federal  prisoners,  the 
united  capacity  of  the  hospitals  being  11,(.)()0.  A  second  cause  for 
change  in  apportionment  is  the  movement  of  troops  from  or  to  the 
department.  This  is  very  sensible  on  every  movement,  as  all  the 
troops  are  divided  into  brigades  (sometimes  divisions)  by  States.  As 
an  example,  on  the  transfer  of  General  Longstreet's  corps,  all  the 
Texas  and  Arkansas  troops,  most  of  the  Georgia  and  some  of  the 
Alabama  troops  left  the  State,  requiring  the  closure  of  the  hospitals 
assigned  to  those  States.  Enclosure  No.  3  reports  the  names  of  the 
surgeons  and  assistant  surgeons  appointed  to  the  hospitals  and  divis- 
ions of  hospitals  at  which  they  are  on  duty.  Every  care  has  been 
taken  to  provide  separate  hospital  accommodation  for  the  probable 
number  of  sick  and  wounded  from  each  State.  Some  adv.intages 
have  been  secured  thereby,  but  a  considerable  increase  in  the  expoi-.i-e 
has  been  caused  to  the  Confederate  States. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,    , 

WILLIAM  A,  CARRINGTON, 

Medical  Direct  or. 

Surgeon  General  S,  P,  Moore,  Richmond. 


STATEMENT  OF   HOSPITALS   in    and  around   Richmond,  uyith 
the  Medical  Officers  attached  to  each. 


HOSPITAI,. 


Medical  Officers. 


Rank. 


Name. 


Remarks. 


State  from  wh'h  app'd. 


2d   Division jrfurgeon, 

lAs'lSurg.'on, 


Ohimborazo 'Surgeon,  McCaw,  J.  B. 

1st  Division I         "  Urowne,  V.  k\ 

!As't  Surgeon, 'Baylor,  J.C. 

Harrison,  J    P. 

Watson,  J.  C. 

Minge,  John 

Habersliani,  S    E, 

Harrison,  E.  J. 

V'aidi^u,  J.(J- 

Gordon,  E.  W. 

Small,  E.  H. 

Washington,  W. 

Carltuu,  G    W. 

Ejijifs,  E.  C. 

Davis,  AV.  A. 

Craig,  B.  C. 

Chapujan,   W.  D 

Sliuiord,  F.  B. 

AViley,  J.  B. 

Kioman,  W.  C. 

Sea  brook,  E.  M. 


^d   Division. 


Siirgnon, 
As't  Surgoon. 


4th  Division 'Surgeon, 

As't  Surgeon, 
<( 

oti"  Division Surgeon. 


'Virginia. 


Georgia 
jVirginia. 


A. 


As't  Surgeon, IDunkley,  C.  L. 
BabcocK,  S.  E. 
Harper,  R.  .M. 


General  Hospital  No.  24.., burgeon, 


As't  Surgeon, 


,(ieorgia. 
j  Virginia. 

Kentucky. 


Virginia. 
Maryland, 
'South   Carolina. 
(Virginia. 
Isioulh  Carolina. 
Viri^inia. 


2d  Divison,  .Jackson  Hosp.  Surgeon, 


1st  Division,  Winder  Hos 


Manson,  O.  F. 

Sherrod,  J.  W- 

Bellinger,  A.  N. 

Cabell,  J.  G. 

Hugh,  W.D. 
I         "  'Lane,  A.  G. 

'  "  Tucker,  D.U. 

!  '•  Dudley,  J.  G. 

lAs't  Surgeon,  Ghent,  11.  C. 

MurUoek,   K. 

Biiden,  .).   A. 

Barron,  VV.  R. 

Meek,  J.  T. 


'North  Carolina. 

I  " 

'South  Carolina. 

■Virginia. 

'Georgia. 

iLouisiana. 

'Virginia. 

S<.'uih    Carolina. 

(Alabama. 

jMaryland. 

iSouih    Carolina. 


1st  Division,  Jackson  Hos.,'^"''S«"'^'         jWellford,  J.  S. 
As  t Surgeon,  Thomley,  James 


I  Virginia. 


1st  Div'n,  Howard's  Grove,  i'^^^'Seon,         iTemple,  T.  F. 
i  As't  Surgeon,  Richardson,  AV  , 


Virginia. 


2d  Div'n,  Howard's  Grove,  '^"^g^""'         ;Palmer,  T.  N. 


Louisiana  Hospital Surgeon,  Nichols.  W.  0. 

'As't  Surgeon,, Young,  H.  >> . 
od  Div'n,  .lacks. Ill  Hosp'l..! Surgeon,         ;Serames,  A.  .1 . 


Florida. 


Louisiana. 
Louisiana. 


STATEMENT  OF   HOSPITALS— GoNTit^vRi^. 


Medical  Officers. 


Hospital. 


Remarks. 


Rtink. 


3d  Div'ii.  Jackson  Ho.sp'l..;A.s't  Surgeon. 


General  Hospital  No.  1 , 


Robertson    Hospital 

Receiving  and  W.iy  Hosp. 


General  Hospital  No   1.".., 


Small-pox  Uo.<nit:tl 


Surgeon, 
lAs't  Surgeon, 

jSurgoon, 
As't  Surgeon. 


Surgeon, 
As'l  Surgeon, 


burgeon, 
As'tSurtreon, 


General  Hospital  No.  21...iSurge(in 


Name. 


State  from  wh'h  app'd. 


Jenkins,  S. 
Wilson,  J.  rt 


Gibson,  C.  B. 
Carrington,  G.  W. 
Lcffers,  James 
Garnctt,  A.  Y.  P. 
Gravatt,  J.J. 
Hern  don,  B.  S. 
Brock,  C.  W.  P. 
Brock,  J.  B. 
Hoodnitt,  W.  H 
Burton.  H.  T. 
Bcel,  M.  T. 
Upshur.  T.  n.  W. 
Compton,  S.  G. 
Smith.  D.  B. 
Emory,    11. 
Wiisell,  C. 
Bellinger,  W. 
Babcock,  W.  H. 
Whistler,  ^V.  M. 


ISouth  Carolina. 
'Georgia. 

Virginia. 
Virginia. 
Florida. 
Virginia.    ' 


Georgia. 
Virginia. 
North  Carolina. 
Virginia. 
Louisiana. 
Virginia. 
Maryland. 
South  Caroliiui. 

Florida. 
Maryland. 


"Wilkins.  John 
Spence,  W.  A. 
JHerndon.  Jr  .  B.  S 
"  I  Baxter.  0.  V. 

iFry,  F.  F. 
iEliason,  T. 
As'tSursj;eon,jCunis,  B.  A. 
jSaval,  E.  T. 
'•  'Simmons,  S.  B. 

"  jGaraett.  C.  L. 

iDandridge.  T.  W. 
'Hopkins^  H.  St.  G. 
"  JAlsop,  G.  E. 

Glocker,  T.  "\V. 
Jones,  L.  J. 
Patterson,  R.  M. 


General  Hospital  No   4 


Awaitiiijr  orders., 


Surgeon, 
As'tSurccon. 


Surgeon, 


Maryland. 
Virginia. 


Alabama. 

Georgia. 

Virginia. 

Texas. 

Virginia. 

!  Maryland. 
Virginia. 
South    Carolina. 


Read,  J.  B. 

De  Rossett,  M.  J. 

Clarke,  C.  J. 


Georgia. 
North  Carolina. 


Alabama. 


APPORTIONMENT  of  the  Ger.v.ral  Hospitals  in  and  about  Richmond 
for  the  separate  accommodation  of  sick  and  wounded  from  different 
States. 


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Marjlsad, 

ei'lst  Div.  Cliimbnirtz.o, 
f068|   

600 
600 

In  operation. 

Tennesheo 

)    23!Four  Pivisions. 

6i;0 

"     •      " 

1      1  Cliiniborazo, 

600 
600 
100 

lu  quarantine  from  Small-pox. 

North  Carolina,. . . . 

S  421  No.  24, 

)  ...  2a,  3d,  4th  &5th  Div. 

Winder, 

Each  7C0, 

2,800 

Tem  closed  for  rep's  and  rebuilding 

South  Carolina, 

llOlst.  r»iv.  Jackson, 

OCO 

In  operation. 

^  160J2d  &4th  Div.  Jackson 

(  ...  iBtDiv.  Winder, 

Each  500, 

1,000 

2d  Div.  in  operation.    4th  Div 

tern' 

Georgia, 

porarily  closed. 

700 

Temporarily  closed. 

103:i8t     Div.      Howard's 
1    Grove, 

500 

« 

MiBsisBippi, 

71 

Ward— 2d  Div.   How- 
ard's Grove, 

300 

.( 

Florida, 

12 

Ward-2d  Div.  How- 
ard's Grove, 

100 

.<               •> 

Lonieiana .. . 

U73 
^387 

Louisiana, 
3d  Div.  Jackson, 
Ward— 2d  Div.    How- 
ard's Grove, 

200 
700 

In  operation. 

Texas, 

24 

50 

Temporarily  closed. 

Arkangos, 

o 

Ward— 2.1  Div.  How- 
ard's Grove, 

50 

u 

f   46 

No  4,  General, 

2(iO 

Officer's  Hospital. 

Confederate  or  un- 
apportioned  Gen- 
eral llospilals,... 

7lNo.  1,  General, 
J    26l  Robertson, 
1  125  Receiving  and  way, 
85  No.  13,  General, 

325 
21 
800 
200 

Temporarily  closed. 
In  operation. 

II        11 

193  Small-pox, 

360 

II        II 

Federal  prieonerg,. . 

1,191  No.  21,  General, 

1300 

II        II 

NUMBERS  lemaining  in  Hosjnials  in  Richmond,  at  the  end  of  each 
month  during  ihe  year   1863. 


1863. 


January.. 
February, 

March...., 
April 


May. 
June. 


July. 


August 

September. 

October 

November.. 
i 
J  December.. 


5,9i'5 

1,142 

4,5'4i 

9,42'J 

15,825 

16,502 

15,950 

11,167 

7,877 

8,408 

9,604 

8,495 


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